untitled map of the South Pole

unknown maker

untitled map of the South Pole, 1657

Material/technique: engraving

Credit line: Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, Oribs Maps 1:254

Accession number: EL2009.004

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Exhibition Label: "Climate Change at the Poles," Jan-2009, Kate Meyer, Jennifer Talbott, and Angela Watts This map identifies portions of countries recently “discovered” by the Dutch including Nova Hollandia (Australia), Nova Zeelandia (New Zealand), and Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania). The outline of Terra Australis Incognita appears only faintly, showing a conservative view of what little was known of the continent. The penguins (for which today there are 17 recognized species) seen in the lower right corner of the image first became known to Europeans when Magellan spotted them in 1519 while traveling in South America.